clarii eobinson



SPRENG SUSPENSION.

APNIC/mow FILED MN. 17. :91s.

BV 5g". @WQ/f ATTORNEY atentd Aug. 29? HHG.

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Glazing ozvson, or Hin-griffige,

SPRINT@ SUSLSEKS Y f To all 'whom ifmay concern:

Be it known that ,"CLAiiKfRoiNson, a citizen'of-theillnited Stateso America, siding at .Hillyarl, in the county of Spokane and-State of lVasli'in'gton, have' invented wr- .tain v.new and useful Improvements in Spring Suspension, .of which' the 'following1 1s a specili'cation.

Specification or Lr:

Y This inventionA pertains to adei-'ice or' jects of-mrking the vehicle ride easei-.and 'of lessening the Other end; further objects' nndpurposes will be hereinafter -disclosed and particularly described and illustrated in .the accompanying dra-wings inwhieh- Figure .1, is z i-paitial front view of ivehicle show-ing the spring suspension in elevation :intl purt' ofthevfrontiaxle and vef hicle frame, Fig. 2, is :i broken#ac wey` plzin` view of .Fig. 1,*Figi 3, isa 'partial rear. view of :mv automobile showing the 'spring suspension in elevation'and part .ofthe rear broken-away plan View of Fig. 3;

In detail description in which like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views 10 indicates the front axle oi: a vvehicle, ll u le t orlaniinziterl plate spring -and l2 the `oofly forti'on ofV the vehicle.

ln the particular application shown in these figures the springr ll is a cross-spring extending longitudinally of thej'vehicle axle and has its center portion rigidly fastened to the frame 12 by 'the clips 13. Theztwo outer ends of this spring are each fastened to one of my devices, one of. which,l that is.;

one'or one side of the vehicle, is shown 4in axle andAu'toniobileffraine, angl Fig. 4, is a The pairs of levers l5 extend inwerfllyt Ward the center of thevehiele and n. pin 18 connects the two uncleri "th the spring ll. 'iai-r of springs 15.? he `r 'ends lly 'secured to vthe le all 20? orf?,

' of the parts occasioned by-a l'od Patented Ang. Z'

extending upwardly en eacheide 'l'tlie eide 1u und having their upper'ends givoted to the pin 18; one oneecli sideof lthe spring ll. Ajroller. 2l engiges-lthe pin 18 between 'the levers l5.

in Figs v'3 and. 4f where 'the device is sliOWn; .attached to the .rear end` of en fzintbmohile, 'the lower endso ,the springe 19 are made Secure to the easing 22 carrying .the .rear exile, by. Ineens of a. yoke. 23 engaging thc 1 ng "l" shown While tie v'levers 15 are pivotec' :to supports 24 )rea-ching 'from the The action of the deviceis` es; follows: 'In

Figs.. 1 and 3 the regularlinesindiete 'the position of the-diferentpertslwlien thevef. hicle is not loaded and thedotted 11?,-

proximately the extrem'edvvnward position jai' f the vehiclevin passingfy' tions, inasmuch as thepin 1 8 connecting the levers l5 comes in contaet'with-theexle 10.'.

Intermediate positionsfnotyshown) 'of the 'parts willV take, place,",0C.Casionelrll byj the .amount of' the load "in thefvehicle, the rate of speei traveled 'and 'the j' of. the obstructions encountered.v V-.Tlie springs L9 erevproportioned with'the' levers 15 to be inore resilient' than vthe leaf 'spring lVhen the road wheels of the vehicle strike in obstruction, the springs 19 yield allowv ing the levers l5 to til-tdownw'erdly throwing the pin L8 downwardly out of' Contact with the Ispring ll and in the" return action of the springs i9 the pin lSis brought into contact with the spring 11, thereby gradw lilly checking the return action of the springs 19. The springs provide for the light shocks to the vehicle and they together with the leaf spring provide for the V.severe shocks. A roller lis mounted on the pin 18 t0 prevent weer or; the pin 18 :md the spring l1 VVhatfiscle ined is,

l. in' e vehicle, e support, e 'leaf-spring, e

pair of le'iers pivoted to the support and eXtendinginjwerdly toward the center the leasprmg und connected together thereunder, ineens for connecting the levers to the and of the leef-springe pair olf-springs Ihaving their lower ends rividly seenrefl to the Q i l 1,196,153

leaf-spring and Connected together there- In4 testimony whereof I zgix my signatlire under, link s pivoted to said levers, means` in presence of two witnesAses. v

for connecting the leaf-spring to said links, CLARK ROBINSON.

a pair Aof springs having their lower ends Witnesses: rigidly secured to the axle of the vehicle H. M. VILEY, and their upper ends pivot-ed to `said levers. L. L. YVESTFALL. 

